jactitation of marriage en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, historical, uncountable, usually) A false assertion of being married to another person.
Jactitation of marriage, or the boasting of the existence of a marriage , which never actually took place
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jactitations of marriage | Number=Plur | lexicographic |